The Familiar And The Unfamiliar
The first few days living with Aaron were weird. Keeley tried her best to stay out of his way but wasn't always successful. She needed to catch her subway before he left for work but she always ran into him downstairs as he ate breakfast.
He sipped his coffee and put on his tie just like he always did when they were married. It was unsettling. He always greeted her with a gentle "good morning" and asked her if she slept well too but that definitely didn't happen when they were married.
Experiencing both the familiar and the unfamiliar at the same time was jarring. She would return the greeting, say "great, thanks", and grab a yogurt or a bagel on the way out the door after quickly consuming the coffee he made for her.
Her days in the lab were the same as usual and she craved that normalcy. She ate sandwiches out of the vending machine, took data, and observed the lab animals. She spent far more time staring at rats and mice than any regular person should.